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Treachery vs Deceitful - What's the difference?

treachery | deceitful |

As a noun treachery

is deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.

As an adjective deceitful is

deliberately misleading or cheating.

treachery

English

Noun

(treacheries)
  • Deliberate, often calculated, disregard for trust or faith.
  • The act of violating the confidence of another, usually for personal gain.
  • Treason.

    • Synonyms

    * Punic faith * treacherousness

    Derived terms

    * treacher * treacherous

    Related terms

    * trick * trickster * tricky

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    deceitful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * deceiptful (obsolete) * deceiptfull (obsolete) * deceitfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • deliberately misleading or cheating
  • deceptive in multiple ways

    • Synonyms

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